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The '''Moral Argument''' is an argument for the existence of God based on the initial premise that [[morality]] is [[absolute]]. It was first offered and exponded in greatest detail by [[Immanuel Kant]], and runs roughly as follows:

The '''Moral Argument''' is an argument for the existence of God based on the initial premise that [[morality]] is [[absolute]]. It was first offered and expounded in greatest detail by [[Immanuel Kant]], and runs roughly as follows:

Morality is absolute

Morality is absolute

However, the moral argument is often ridiculed for having as its basis six of the most contentious issues in [[philosophy]]- the nature of morality, the fundamental nature of humans, what makes humans happy, free will, afterlife, and God. Indeed, it can be shown that the successful challenge of any one of these six items renders the entire argument [[unsound]] and/or [[flawed]], as every [[concept]] relies on the successful demonstration of the others to hold true.

However, the moral argument is often ridiculed for having as its basis six of the most contentious issues in [[philosophy]]- the nature of morality, the fundamental nature of humans, what makes humans happy, free will, afterlife, and God. Indeed, it can be shown that the successful challenge of any one of these six items renders the entire argument [[unsound]] and/or [[flawed]], as every [[concept]] relies on the successful demonstration of the others to hold true.

Furthermore, the growing acceptance of the [[diversity thesis]] and the [[dependancy thesis]] has lead many people, even theists, to question the previously assumed universal nature of morality, destroying the first premise on which the argument is founded. Furthermore, recent studies from the fields of biology and sociology have suggested that common moral laws, such as a prohibition against killing members of one's own social group, have a distinct evolutionary advantage in increasing the [[inclusive fitness]] of the group, removing God and the afterlife, and again destroying the argument. These numerous flaws have lead the vast majority of theists to seek alternative arguments for [[God's existence]].

Furthermore, the growing acceptance of the [[diversity thesis]] and the [[dependency thesis]] has lead many people, even theists, to question the previously assumed universal nature of morality, destroying the first premise on which the argument is founded. Furthermore, recent studies from the fields of biology and sociology have suggested that common moral laws, such as a prohibition against killing members of one's own social group, have a distinct evolutionary advantage in increasing the [[inclusive fitness]] of the group, removing God and the afterlife, and again destroying the argument. These numerous flaws have lead the vast majority of theists to seek alternative arguments for [[God's existence]].

[[Category: Arguments for the existence of God]]

[[Category: Arguments for the existence of God]]